PR19

Anglian: Coronavirus uncertainty heightens need to invest

Anglian Water has reported strong performance financially, operationally and environmentally for 2019/20 as it reflects on the end of AMP6 and looks ahead to AMP7.

South West overhauls leakage for AMP7

South West Water has seen its leakage repair productivity rates soar in recent months compared to historic averages. Utility Week talks to the teams involved about the challenges AMP7 presents and how the company will tackle them.

Ofwat accused of ‘closing the door’ to early resolution of CMA appeals

Ofwat’s unwillingness to concede any of the points raised by the companies appealing its PR19 final determinations has effectively ended hopes of an early resolution to the process, according to Anglian Water. The company and the other three appellants were responding in the latest stage of the Competition & Markets Authority’s investigation. They accused Ofwat of mischaracterisation, inflexibility and making errors throughout the price review process

CCW says water sector research is failing to engage customers

Wider water sector raises concerns to CMA

Waterwise says cuts to efficiency programmes are ‘false economy’

Watchdogs to CMA: Customers must come before shareholders

Concerns that redeterminations of water company business plans could benefit shareholders more than consumers have been raised by watchdog groups, with one suggesting firms that argued otherwise were masking “a far more important conflict” between themselves and the regulator.

Ofwat to CMA: Funding is adequate, efficiency is lacking

Moody’s assesses dangers for negative water sector

Global ratings agency Moody's said the combination of tough determinations for AMP7, cuts to permitted returns, volume of appeals to the CMA and uncertainty for the sector spells a negative outlook for water for the next 18 months

Yorkshire to CMA: Coronavirus puts AMP7 in a new perspective

Submissions invited on CMA appeals

The CMA has asked for submissions relating to the redetermination of business plans for Anglian, Bristol, Northumbrian and Yorkshire. Customers, the water sector and other stakeholders are all invited to comment.

Bristol to CMA: Ofwat got it wrong

Thames’ parent company downgraded

Anglian to CMA: Listen to our customers and let us invest now

The four water companies appealing to the CMA have submitted their grounds for requesting a redetermination. As part of a short series Utility Week will explore each of their Statements of Case and the reasons for not accepting Ofwat’s final determinations. In this piece, we examine the arguments from Anglian.

Ofwat not budging on efficiency expectations